| Geko | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Kayan |
Native speakers | 17,000 Geko (2010)[1] 9,000 Yinbaw (2017)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:ghk – Gekokvu – Yinbaw |
| Glottolog | geko1235 Gekoyinb1236 Yinbaw |
Geko is a Karen language of Burma. Yinbaw is reportedly a variety. Speakers of Geko and Yinbaw are ethnically Kayan, as are speakers of Lahta and Padaung.
Kadaw[2] and Taungmying are closely related linguistic varieties.[3][4]
Distribution
[edit]- northern Kayin State: Thandaunggyi township
- southern Shan State: Pekhon township
- Mandalay Region: Yamethin District
- Bago Region: Taungoo District
Yinbaw (population 7,300 as of 1983) is spoken in eastern Shan State and Kayah State.
Dialects
[edit]- Geker
- Gekho
- Thaidai (Htideh)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Geko at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Yinbaw at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Shintani Tadahiko. 2015. The Kadaw language. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 106. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
- ^ Hsiu, Andrew (2019). "Karenic". Sino-Tibetan Branches Project. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ Shintani Tadahiko (2012). A handbook of comparative Brakaloungic languages. Tokyo: ILCAA.
- ^ Shintani Tadahiko. 2018. The Thaidai language. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 116. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
- Shintani Tadahiko. 2017. The Gokhu language. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 111. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
- Shintani Tadahiko. 2018. The Thaidai language. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 116. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
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| Western Himalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim) |
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| Eastern Himalayas (Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East and Southeast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates) (Arunachal) |
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Italics indicates single languages that are also considered to be separate branches. | |||||
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